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Arrangement or relationship; layout.

Example: the lay of the land

A share of the profits in a business.

A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.

The direction a rope is twisted.

Example: Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.

To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

Example: A shower of rain lays the dust.

To cause to subside or abate.

To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).

To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.

Example: lay brick;  lay flooring

A lake.

A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.

Example: 1805 The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Sir Walter Scott.

A meadow; a lea.

A law.

An obligation; a vow.

To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).